A. Space time for each parallel line is same
B. Space time for parallel lines is different
C. Larger reactors have more space time compared to smaller ones
D. None of these
Related Mcqs:
- A first order reaction is to be treated in a series of two mixed reactors. The total volume of the two reactors is minimum, when the reactors are_____________________?
A. Equal in size
B. Of different sizes
C. Of such size that the ratio of their volumes is < 5
D. None of these - Three plug flow reactors (PFR’s) of 4, 5 & 6 m3 volumes are arranged in two branches as shown below in the figure. If the total feed rate is 300 tons/hr, then for the same conversion in each branch, the feed rate through branch II should be ______________ tons/hr ?
A. 100
B. 150
C. 200
D. 225 - An irreversible aqueous phase reaction, A + B → P, is carried out in an adiabatic mixed flow reactor. A feed containing 4kmole/m3 of each A and B enters the reactor at 8m3 /hr. If the temperature of the exit stream is never to exceed 390 K, what is the maximum inlet feed temperature allowed? Data: Heat of reaction = – 50 kJ/mole Density of the reacting mixture = 1000kg/m3 Specific heat of reacting mixture = 2kJ/kg.K The above data can be assumed to be independent of temperature and composition?
A. 190
B. 290
C. 390
D. 490 - For identical flow rate and feed composition, X plug flow reactors (PER) in series with a total volume V gives the same conversion as single_______________?
A. CSTR of volume V
B. PFR of volume V
C. CSTR of volume V/X
D. PFR of volume V/X - For identical flow rate, feed composition and for elementary first order reactions, ‘N’ equal sized mixed reactors in series with a total volume ‘V’ gives the same conversion as a single plug flow reactor of volume ‘V’ for constant density systems. This is true, when the value of ‘N’ is ___________________?
A. 1
B. > 1
C. ∞
D. ≥ 1 - Slurry reactors are characterised by the_________________?
A. Lack of intraparticle diffusion resistance
B. Presence of two mobile phases
C. Both A. and B.
D. Neither A. nor B. - Second order consecutive irreversible reaction as shown in the bellow figure, were carried out in a constant volume isothermal batch reactor with different initial feed compositions. Reactor temperature was same in all the cases. In experiments where the ratio of concentration of B to that of A in the initial feed was less than 0.5, the concentration of B increased first, reached a maximum and then declined with time. However, for all experiments where this concentration ratio was 0.5 or above, concentration of B decreased monotonically with time right from the beginning. What is the ratio of the two rate constants (k1/k2) ?
A. 1/4
B. 1/2
C. 2
D. 4 - In flow reactors, the performance equations interrelate the rate of reaction to the___________________?
A. Feed rate
B. Reactor volume
C. Extent of reaction
D. All A., B. and C. - Which of the following is the optimum operating condition for an exothermic reversible reaction taking place in a plug-flow reactor ?
A. Temperature should be high in the beginning and decreased towards the end of the reaction
B. Very low temperature should be used throughout the reaction
C. Very high temperature should be used throughout the reaction
D. None of these - A first order irreversible reaction, A → B is carried out separately in a constant volume as well as in a variable volume reactor for a particular period. It signifies that _____________ in the two reactors?
A. Both conversion as well as concentration are same
B. Conversion in both will be the same but concentrations will be different
C. Both the conversion as well as concentrations will be different
D. None of these
